I am terrible at titles. Continuing the conversation about spiritual trauma as people impacted by adoption

<p>Yes, I am terrible at titles, and hate to mislead. Just laying that out there. </p><p>Dani Joy, mother of loss to adoption and me, late discovery adopted person (as well as an intercountry adoptee from foster care in the UK to the US) continue to talk about deconstructing from the adoption narrative and from religious and spiritual trauma. What do they have to do with each other? Family loss is a profound spiritual trauma, and the belief systems we grew up in promote and glorify family loss via adoption. </p><p>Dani can be found at: https://medium.com/@danijoy</p><p>Dani enjoys hearing from people. </p><p>We are using the book Holy Hurt as a scaffold for our conversation. The book and information about the author can be found at: https://www.hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt</p><p>Mentioned in the episode:</p><p>https://drlauraeanderson.com/</p><p>Moms and adopted people are overrepresented in statistics for mental health issues, including suicidal ideation. Isolation and grief are two issues that profoundly impact our community. If you are in need of support, please reach out to someone. I am including some links to mental health helplines, as well as the link to Concerned United Birthparents and to Saving our Sisters. If anyone is aware of any adoptee -centric helplines that are not in some way controlled by the adoption industry, please let me know. Thank you! </p><p>https://rainn.org/</p><p>https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health</p><p>https://www.thetrevorproject.org/</p><p>https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/</p><p>https://www.savingoursistersadoption.org/</p><p>Saving our Sisters and CUB are not mental healthcare providers, but are or are aware of support groups and resources for moms. </p><p>The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions</p><p>The host is not a lawyer, a therapist or an adoption professional</p><p>Thank you for listening! </p><p><br></p>